coir

See also: còir and cóir

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malayalam കയറ് (kayaṟŭ).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɪə/
Rhymes: -ɔɪə(ɹ)
Homophone: coyer

Noun

coir (countable and uncountable, plural coirs)

The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.

Translations

fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut

Gujarati: કાથી (kāthī)
Russian: койр (ru) m (kojr)
Spanish: coir m

Tamil: கயறு (kayaṟu)
Telugu: కొబ్బరి పీచు (kobbari pīcu)

Anagrams

Cori, RICO

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɛɾʲ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish cair, caire, from Old Irish caire (“crime, fault, sin”), from Proto-Celtic *kariyā (compare Welsh caredd).

Noun

coir f (genitive singular coire, nominative plural coireanna)

crime, offence; fault, transgression
(used mainly in negative, of state) harm

Declension

Declension of coir

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	coir	coireanna
Vocative	a choir	a choireanna
Genitive	coire	coireanna
Dative	coir	coireanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an choir	na coireanna
Genitive	na coire	na gcoireanna
Dative	leis an gcoir don choir	leis na coireanna

Derived terms

coir ghníomhach f (“actual sin”)
coir mheanman f (“contemplated sin”)
duine gan choir m (“harmless person; simple soul”)
créatúr gan choir m (“harmless creature; simple soul”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish coirid (“tires”), from cor m (“act of tiring; tiredness, fatigue”).

Verb

coir (present analytic coireann, future analytic coirfidh, verbal noun cor, past participle cortha)

(transitive, intransitive) tire, exhaust

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	coirim	coireann tú; coirir^†	coireann sé, sí	coirimid	coireann sibh	coireann siad; coirid^†	a choireann; a choireas / a gcoireann; a gcoireas	coirtear
	past	choir mé; choireas	choir tú; choiris	choir sé, sí	choireamar; choir muid	choir sibh; choireabhair	choir siad; choireadar	a choir / ar choir*	coireadh
	past habitual	choirinn	choirteá	choireadh sé, sí	choirimis; choireadh muid	choireadh sibh	choiridís; choireadh siad	a choireadh / ar choireadh*	choirtí
	future	coirfidh mé; coirfead	coirfidh tú; coirfir^†	coirfidh sé, sí	coirfimid; coirfidh muid	coirfidh sibh	coirfidh siad; coirfid^†	a choirfidh; a choirfeas / a gcoirfidh; a gcoirfeas	coirfear
conditional		choirfinn	choirfeá	choirfeadh sé, sí	choirfimis; choirfeadh muid	choirfeadh sibh	choirfidís; choirfeadh siad	a choirfeadh / ar choirfeadh*	choirfí
subjunctive	present	go gcoire mé; go gcoiread^†	go gcoire tú; go gcoirir^†	go gcoire sé, sí	go gcoirimid; go gcoire muid	go gcoire sibh	go gcoire siad; go gcoirid^†	—	go gcoirtear
subjunctive	past	dá gcoirinn	dá gcoirteá	dá gcoireadh sé, sí	dá gcoirimis; dá gcoireadh muid	dá gcoireadh sibh	dá gcoiridís; dá gcoireadh siad	—	dá gcoirtí
imperative		coirim	coir	coireadh sé, sí	coirimis	coirigí; coiridh^†	coiridís	—	coirtear
verbal noun		cor
past participle		cortha

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

Etymology 3

Noun

coir m

vocative singular of cor
genitive singular of cor
nominative plural of cor
dative plural of cor

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
coir	choir	gcoir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"coir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“1 coirid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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